Interview
Question One: Samaire, if for some reason you had to leave England and move back to the United States, where would you choose to live? This is a tough one! There would be a couple of choices really:
- I would want to live in Oregon as it is close to most of my family, but that could also be a real drawback, as Im sure there would be a huge expectation to be more involved than I would perhaps care to be. I like being far away and just "dabbling" in family! Also - Oregon has the mountains and the coast..
- I would want to be closer to Ang.. she lives in Minneapolis, but has said that she can't see staying in one place for too long, so I suppose wherever I lived, she might get there eventually!
- I miss New York. Of course I am aware that through the years, I probably have false memories and have romanticised it to be better than it is, but I would still love to go back there.
To be honest - I dont think I would like to live in the States again. Canada is a very realistic option, and then I could just visit everyone now and then!!
Question Two: You come from a long line of emotionally manipulated women. What do you credit for not having fallen into that trap -- aside from not having grown up with us? My parents, plain and simple. Especially my father. Through my childhood I was always given free reign and always trusted until I gave them reason not to trust me. I was allowed to make my own decisions and expected to deal with the consequences. I was encouraged to find things out for myself rather than being told the answers.
I think one of the most important things I was taught was that no one can make you happy except you, and you can never make anyone else entirely happy. It may be that being with someone else makes you happy, but in the end, you can never depend on anyone else for your happiness and well being.
Question Three: If you could change anything at all, for you or someone else, what would it be and why?
My first thought would be that I would change what has happened to you in the past, but then you wouldn't be the amazing person you are today, and I dont think we would be AS close as we are (not that we wouldn't have been close otherwise...) I really do think what they say about what doesn't kill us makes us stronger is right, and for that reason wouldn't change anything that has happened in my life, as I am pretty happy with who I am. If we were being superficial about this, I guess I would say that I would make exercise something that made you fat instead of thinner!! I hate exercise!
Question Four: What would you do for a Klondike bar?
Depends what kind it is? Is it one with the krispies? I like them both actually.... Would i drive to work naked? Guess it would depend if I was in the car or on the bike!!